Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register
Main Photography Discussion
What makes you embark on photography?
Page <<first <prev 3 of 9 next> last>>
Jan 14, 2020 05:36:12   #
PeterDragon Loc: Harlan, KY - Kona, HI - Phoenix, AZ
 
Bob Mevis wrote:
I will. Yep a typo.



Also give Semper Fi to him from me, a couple years earlier.
1958-66..
Jim

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 06:03:37   #
GrannyAnnie
 
Thanks to Lilac for re-posting her question! I loved reading all the responses!

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 06:39:11   #
par4fore Loc: Bay Shore N.Y.
 
lilac wrote:
I had posted this question six years ago. I thought it would be fun to ask it again. I consider my photography as a journey. Why do you shoot and where do you want to go with it?


I take pictures to document my travels and preserve my family's memories from vacations, holidays, birthdays and any other events we might be involved in.
I have two goals while shooting the above. 1-facebook photos for my wife to post. 2- printing said photos to look at without turning on a computer.

I take images looking for that one in a thousand. Years ago I got that 1st one at Bushkill Falls that won me $500.00 prize from the Pocono Vacation Bureau. Since I have gotton a few more that are printed and hanging in my den and office.

Reply
 
 
Jan 14, 2020 06:40:32   #
par4fore Loc: Bay Shore N.Y.
 
Dup, sorry.

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 06:51:17   #
traderjohn Loc: New York City
 
PeterDragon wrote:

Also give Semper Fi to him from me, a couple years earlier.
1958-66..
Jim


Semper Fi...60--67
Hell, we could have been in country a couple of times in the past.

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 07:05:04   #
SteveG Loc: Norh Carolina
 
traderjohn wrote:
Wow...at 8.
When I was 8 I (we) were looking for bottles to turn in for the, what two or three cents on the return??
Then bought a another soda.
I have a D610 and two lenses. For me it's easy. I don't need another camera.


Which two do you use?

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 07:14:56   #
Bugs
 
in my late teens I was "seeing" pictures at different times so in about 1965 I bought my first camera, several years later purchased a Minolta SRT 101 via my brother in the Army in Korea, so I could capture what I was seeing. I'm wondrously still in composition school and still at it at 79. Take pictures every day, often in my neighborhood. 100,000 Digital. Who will see them after I'm gone? Don't care, I do it for me.

Reply
 
 
Jan 14, 2020 07:32:01   #
SteveG Loc: Norh Carolina
 
Sound just like myself. With almost the same gear. My first, a Kowa 35mm setr2, a 50mm and a 135mm. Then I moved to Minolta.

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 07:38:32   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
aschweik wrote:
I think I am a creative person who likes art, yet put a drawing pencil or paintbrush in my hand and I'm a disaster. Photography let's me create images without having to rely on pencil or brush. It's still an art, still visualizing and still creating. Photography works your mind, visualizing and setting up the scene before you push that button. PP is another way to be creative. You can take that photo and make it any way you want. For me, it's all a creative process. As much as I'd like to be able to draw or paint, Photography is what keeps my creativity going.
I think I am a creative person who likes art, yet ... (show quote)




What she said!

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 07:39:48   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
rmalarz wrote:
Why Photography? The question is easier to answer with a picture rather than 1000 words.

Where? I'm not really sure. However, I'm enjoying the journey.
--Bob


What he said!

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 07:40:55   #
SteveG Loc: Norh Carolina
 
👍

Reply
 
 
Jan 14, 2020 07:54:35   #
janewynn
 
lilac wrote:
I had posted this question six years ago. I thought it would be fun to ask it again. I consider my photography as a journey. Why do you shoot and where do you want to go with it?


What hooked me was a shot I took of an anhinga upside down feeding her fledgling in flight. There was so much commotion, I didn't see it, but the camera did. That was five years ago and many visits to beautiful natural areas gave me a new lease on life.

Thank you photography



Reply
Jan 14, 2020 08:14:15   #
Balboa Loc: NJ
 
Mine is an interaction with nature at a deep level. I shoot local wildlife everything from insects to eagles.
From time to time I also shoot natural formations and landscapes sky and water. When I walk through the woods or outdoors I take in a lot of what is around me because I am constantly scanning for opportunity vs a casual walk through where not much attention is paid to the surroundings.



Reply
Jan 14, 2020 08:30:27   #
raypep
 
I first took pictures to capture the memories of travel but then took pictures to preserve the beauty of the lands I traveled to.
As a Foreign Service Officer for over 35 years, between assignments and nearby travel, I journeyed to 109 countries. With the exception of three, i loved every country and my photos of them continue to bring me joy

Reply
Jan 14, 2020 08:32:50   #
raypep
 
Yes ! Thank you Lilac for reposting this question. Loved reading reading the replies.

Reply
Page <<first <prev 3 of 9 next> last>>
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Main Photography Discussion
UglyHedgehog.com - Forum
Copyright 2011-2024 Ugly Hedgehog, Inc.